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Noun: mop  móp
  1. Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
    - swab, swob
     
  2. [informal] Thick or unruly hair
    - thatch [informal]
Verb: mop (mopped,mopping)  móp
  1. Wipe to make clean or soak up liquid
    "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"; "mop up the hallway now";
    - wipe up, mop up
     
  2. [archaic] Make a sad face and thrust out one's lower lip
    "mop and mow";
    - pout, mow [archaic]

Derived forms: mopped, mopping, mops

Type of: absorb, cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement, coif, coiffure, do [informal], draw, grimace, hair style, hairdo [informal], hairstyle, imbibe, make a face, pull a face, soak up, sop up, suck, suck up, take in, take up

Encyclopedia: Mop